New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-05
BISMARCK AND HIS WIFE.
SOME GLIMPsEs OF BERLIN.

GOME GLlMfSES Or DEhLiN.
BxRLN May 2o-The theatre and concert season 1.
drawing close. IL other year has Berlin had such
notable round OF musical entertainments Night ate,
night the Sing Academic" the Concert House. tina
Philharmonic Krols [" and many other places wero
filed and compelled to wonder whence all the
people came Patience has left US, having scored
success almost equal to that OF The Mkado" The ars
of both operas whstled In the Streets sung the
kneipes and played by the bands. The last per.
Torrance OF "Patience" honored by dis
tingushed attendance. In the roya box I noticed
Prince william and his wife aud In the parQue,
sat the Princess Bismarck before her in an
opera-house) and her daughter. the Countess Bautzan
with her husband. The Princess Is simple, matronly
looking Dressed in plain black. with an old.
fashioned bonnet, might think her good "birger
frau farmers wife rather than the better ha"o OF
greatest statesman in Europe She is good as she
looks She is patient and helpful although she dIskes
for the life of other days when she was mistress OF
country home and her Otto" was simple dike-aap.
tain. Though long years have passed, she has re.
NAMED the same, and Bismarck too He posi-.
lively refuses to attend court He chats gladly with
his old King alone. but the great court dinners court
balls and court receptions hungered for and cherished by
the mobiles OF high and low degree shuns as he does
the crowded streets. He accepts no invitations Even
the Emperor fears to refuse all but this autocrat-oncs
only "von "-honors none with acceptance Few re-
ceptons given in his own house-even the once IA.
nous parliamentary dinners dwindled down to two OF
three during the past winter.
Reverting TO the topic OF music with the remark tina,
Bismarcks favorite instrument is grind organ II have
to chronicle "spit" i'll the celebrated philharmonic
Orchestra which will result In good for America Pro.
fessors Kndworth and Joachim have directed the con.
cer and being opposed In taste and schooling have met
with only partial Professor Klndworth led
ing season. but he has been disappointed. few weeks
ago Bdlow played for the benefit OF tho
orchestra upon condition that Klindworthhis boyhood
companion and most intimate friend-should drectit
Professor Klindworh cheerfuy accepted, little dream
ing OF Bdlows duplicy. BulOw and klndworth have al
ways consulted concerning their plans and the former
was the conadant OF the latter respecting the Phhar
monte Orchestra. But three days subsequent TO the
concert mentioned above, Bulow signed contract
with the governing body of the orchestra. accepting tho
dictatorship for the coming winter Professor klud
worth naturally embitcred at the conduct Of his friend
and has decided 10 mako New-York his nome next
winter. He will sail In September.
Tho Baedeker population of Berlin has grown to
colossal proportions this The beautiful weather
with which North Germany has been favored OF late
have had unusual attractive power upon tha
travelling public Half the people meets upon thu
covered books One look distinguishes them all when
upon the boulevard-providing they take time from
for individual tmpressions-a look OF dissp
pointment at the Linden. Inter den Linden is. fancy
the most famous street in the world, not
excepting the prominent ores of Paris or London,
but 1t does not deserve its reputation. Tho
trees are scraggy, short and uneven-here live,
there dead one and there in the last stages OF
But" says the Berliner, "you should
have seen them years ago. before tho era of gas and
electricity Perhaps but the stunted dwaris OF to-day
do little honor TO the giants Of yesterday the street Is
broad and this its only pleasing feature On each se
bordering the payements are the asphalt roads for tho
vehicles next these either side, two for horse
back riders and between these Is the famous alice
danked by the Linden This is the thoroughare almost
excusvely of the street urchins Dirty benches dis
tasteful In form and color ned by the Berlin pro-
letsriat, who sun themselves from morning I'LL night
tons The " Linden is not more than q quarter of
milo long. Carlyle, when visiting Berlin years
ago. wg oo s9ua tt The same Is ' true toiay
The entire stretch from the Prillwitz mansion TO the
Emperors palace contains hardly building OF preien-
tous architecture. Most OF them, including the
Russian Embassy and the buildings OF the departments
OF War and the Interior such as might grace city
OF hundred thousand inhabitants. but not metropo
itan capital The famous Restaurant Langlet, Berlns
Delmonico wouldn't compare with half dozen In New
York. The Academy OF Art, near the palace OF tho
a soldiers barracks and has little TO indicate the high
purpose which As for heimperia residence be
do not believe there Is Ftthave. house purely
Just at this time the place In front of
the historical window is crowded daily at O'clock when
his ajesty true 10 his custom, shows himself % ny
people II is often impossible to pass at that hour All
the troops return then, saung their aged commander
and replacing the regimenta standards which always
kept In the the Emperor whore he loves 10
look at them Nowhere else In all Berlin Is crowd al
lowed to gather.